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between her and scott brown. >> the temperamental differences were visible. and i think that canceling that last debate was very telling. i think that sent a signal to voters in massachusetts. scott brown did not want to debate elizabeth warren. >> bill: she also proved to be a formidable candidate. someone who had never run for office before. >> think about that. really, really rare for anybody to run for the united states senate right off the bat first campaign. but for a woman to take that step, it was a big deal. >> bill: you of course, not taking any credit away from emily's list because you deserve a lot of the credit. you must admit you also were lucky in getting todd akin and richard mourdock we might say -- >> lift all of us up. here's the thing about todd akin, i don't know how much -- the tea party continues but the problem is the republican party is helping us. and that's a problem for women in this country. todd akin made a statement that a lot of republicans believe. now maybe not specifically but this whole concept of what is going on with wome
between her and scott brown. >> the temperamental differences were visible. and i think that canceling that last debate was very telling. i think that sent a signal to voters in massachusetts. scott brown did not want to debate elizabeth warren. >> bill: she also proved to be a formidable candidate. someone who had never run for office before. >> think about that. really, really rare for anybody to run for the united states senate right off the bat first campaign. but for a...
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people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented with the millionaires' tax the other day. people were leaving. it is helpful to have the states to give you a lesson on what happens when you decide to raise taxes on the rich. they move a. >> moving ahead to the fiscal cliff. john boehner has reiterated that the newly elected house republican majority is opposed to raising tax rates. they're willing to accept new revenue under certain conditions. what is your reaction to that? them have signed? -- could that violate the pledge that most of them assigned to? >> if we had a recovery the strength of reagan's recovery, there would be 10 million more americans at work today. if we take reagan's path of less s
people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented with the millionaires' tax the other day. people were...
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brown did it in 2010. he voted for the blunt amendment this year and that became a big issue because -- so you even had candidates like scott brown and tommy thompson who could not be the strong candidates they should have been, and that has everything to do with the direction the republican party chose to go. >> here is the thing i think is -- i totally agree with all of that. and this is the thing i don't understand. this is not the first election cycle in which we have seen this dynamic at work. they had a dress rehearsal of how this was going to go in 2010, when they had sharron angle and christine o'donnell and lost all of those senate seats they should have won. why wasn't there any sort of effect on the republican -- the internal processes in the republican party, that made them not want to make that mistake again? >> they won 60-something house seats, all these governorships, all these state legislatures, they were able to re-draw congressional maps, they were able to do scott walker in wisconsin,
brown did it in 2010. he voted for the blunt amendment this year and that became a big issue because -- so you even had candidates like scott brown and tommy thompson who could not be the strong candidates they should have been, and that has everything to do with the direction the republican party chose to go. >> here is the thing i think is -- i totally agree with all of that. and this is the thing i don't understand. this is not the first election cycle in which we have seen this...
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there is a congressman from georgia named paul brown who happens to be a doctor. he thinks that the big bang theory and evolution are works of the devil. you know, that is not the future. go to maryland, go to the maryland suburbs and look at the companies that are making billions of dollars doing genetic research. genetic research is all about evolution. >> are there additional questions? >> i just wanted to ask about when you saw effective black and latino alliances during the 2012 election? >> and the places where there were blacks and latinos living in proximity, all the states where there are both black and latino populations, in florida, virginia, less so in colorado. the black population is fairly small. nevada, definitely. the right in the country and especially the ultraconservatives in the republican party had pushed african-americans and hispanics together. they have a politics where sort of a nasty braggadocio, if you watch the primaries, where you have to be slashed and burn in how you attack your enemies, that very much does not go over with hispanic
there is a congressman from georgia named paul brown who happens to be a doctor. he thinks that the big bang theory and evolution are works of the devil. you know, that is not the future. go to maryland, go to the maryland suburbs and look at the companies that are making billions of dollars doing genetic research. genetic research is all about evolution. >> are there additional questions? >> i just wanted to ask about when you saw effective black and latino alliances during the...
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and actually get to core principles and if the winner yeah and indeed sherrod brown yesterday won his senate seat or kept his senate seat bernie sanders kept his senate seat both of them have been campaigning as part of their campaign basically not explicitly endorse the move to amend so much but they had. petitions on their websites to to amend the constitution i don't think either of them were as comprehensive as moved to amends and and i and i know that both of them are reevaluating that issue and looking at making the more comprehensive but this this seems to be a a real winning strategy for politicians are you starting to sense that this is starting to get some political mojo beyond i mean sherrod brown a bernie sanders are considered the liberals right but has it gone beyond that. well you know let's put it this way tom again to rank in file republicans are with us on this rank and file democrats are with us on this independence on are with us on this i want to give a real acknowledgement to not just shared brown and bernie sanders but also a shout out to elizabeth warren and al
and actually get to core principles and if the winner yeah and indeed sherrod brown yesterday won his senate seat or kept his senate seat bernie sanders kept his senate seat both of them have been campaigning as part of their campaign basically not explicitly endorse the move to amend so much but they had. petitions on their websites to to amend the constitution i don't think either of them were as comprehensive as moved to amends and and i and i know that both of them are reevaluating that...
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us on this independence on are with us on this i want to give a real acknowledgment not just shared brown and bernie sanders but also a shout out to elizabeth warren and alan grayson others who have been champions on this issue of course jim mcgovern in massachusetts what we're seeing is progressive taking the lead but what we're going to do within the next two to five years is to see change in what people consider possible you know but i don't really think that this movement is being led out of washington d.c. there are a few notable champions you've mentioned several but let's just be. clear this movement is growing in the heartland it's growing it's ordinary americans rolling up their sleeves and doing work together across ideologies and it's going to ultimately affect congress but i'd say we move to amend is about a quarter million people right now i think tom the magic number is either a half million or one million when we hit that number what you're going to see is that people who thought it was impossible are now going to say at the navigable. i'll close with this if you want to se
us on this independence on are with us on this i want to give a real acknowledgment not just shared brown and bernie sanders but also a shout out to elizabeth warren and alan grayson others who have been champions on this issue of course jim mcgovern in massachusetts what we're seeing is progressive taking the lead but what we're going to do within the next two to five years is to see change in what people consider possible you know but i don't really think that this movement is being led out...
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thank you. >> scott brown concedes to elizabeth warren. this is about 15 minutes. >> what a wonderful kraut, thank you very much. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. it is wonderful to be out here we ran a fantastic campaign. you and i have waged a great campaign. i cannot have asked for better allies and friends to see his third this battle. we stood strong in the fight. we stand strong now even and disappointment. thank you so much. thank you. you have no business and politics unless you respect the judgment of the people. the run for office you have to be able to take it. i expect the decision of the voters. i've already offered by sincerest congratulations to sister elizabeth warren. >> no, no. she won it fair and square, folks. and she has received a high honor. may she bring that senate office rate credit, just as i set out to do nearly three years ago. i said in the very beginning back in january that win or lose, we would run a race that we would all be proud of. and i am very proud of
thank you. >> scott brown concedes to elizabeth warren. this is about 15 minutes. >> what a wonderful kraut, thank you very much. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. it is wonderful to be out here we ran a fantastic campaign. you and i have waged a great campaign. i cannot have asked for better allies and friends to see his third this battle. we stood strong in the fight. we stand strong now even and disappointment. thank you so much....
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tammy baldwin, sherrod brown his re-election he's a tried and true liberal. but they have got political elements to deal with because you have moderates heidi heitkamp, one of the biggest surprise. she railed against the president and said he's an enemy of big oil and energy interests. jon tester won for re-election in montana and was critical of the president. you've got senators up in 2014 in louisiana, alaska so i think there could be some tension even we know the democratic caucus between the elizabeth warren new wing that should definitely be progressive. out front on issues. the cameras are going to be out there. will there be push back from the moderate caucus? i think that will be an interesting part to watch as much as the tea party phenomenon on the right. >> eliot: you're right. there will be significant moderate voices pushing back against the progressive wing of the party. but it is renewed resuscitated. you have elizabeth warren and voices that have strength and passion and support. >> there is no question about it. you have to take what david s
tammy baldwin, sherrod brown his re-election he's a tried and true liberal. but they have got political elements to deal with because you have moderates heidi heitkamp, one of the biggest surprise. she railed against the president and said he's an enemy of big oil and energy interests. jon tester won for re-election in montana and was critical of the president. you've got senators up in 2014 in louisiana, alaska so i think there could be some tension even we know the democratic caucus between...
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tammy baldwin, sherrod brown his re-election he's a tried and true liberal. but they have got political elements to deal with because you have moderates heidi heitkamp, one of the biggest surprise. she railed against the president and said he's an enemy of big oil and energy interests. jon tester won for re-election in montana and was critical of the president. you've got senators up in 2014 in louisiana, alaska, so i think there could be some tension even we know the democratic caucus between the elizabeth warren new wing that should definitely be progressive. out front on issues. the cameras are going to be out there. will there be push back from the moderate caucus? i think that will be an interesting part to watch as much as the tea party phenomenon on the right. >> eliot: you're right. there will be significant moderate voices pushing back against the progressive wing of the party. but it is renewed resuscitated. you have elizabeth warren and voices that have strength and passion and support. >> there is no question about it. you have to take what david
tammy baldwin, sherrod brown his re-election he's a tried and true liberal. but they have got political elements to deal with because you have moderates heidi heitkamp, one of the biggest surprise. she railed against the president and said he's an enemy of big oil and energy interests. jon tester won for re-election in montana and was critical of the president. you've got senators up in 2014 in louisiana, alaska, so i think there could be some tension even we know the democratic caucus between...
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i don't want scott brown to run for senate next year. he's a he powerful person to run against because he's just been senator. i want to see mitt romney in the white house. i want to see mitt romney as secretary of commerce or this new secretary of business role. definitely a talented guy. look, is it just a mean that something is actually not going to happen? probably. 57 million people voted against barack obama. a lot of them would feel an olive branch from picking mitt romney. he was a talented guy, a business guy. it is a shrewd sort of appeasement move. is it going to happen? no. >> i don't know how much the left loves mitt romney now. >> i'm not there. i'm not there. >> interested in giving haim position, but the other thing i want to see -- the other thing i want to see at the treasury is i have somebody who is passionate, brilliant, experienced, passionate and passionate who would be extraordinary choice. run the bite. >> we're sitting here arguing about whether we should do the $4 trillion plan that kicks the can down the road
i don't want scott brown to run for senate next year. he's a he powerful person to run against because he's just been senator. i want to see mitt romney in the white house. i want to see mitt romney as secretary of commerce or this new secretary of business role. definitely a talented guy. look, is it just a mean that something is actually not going to happen? probably. 57 million people voted against barack obama. a lot of them would feel an olive branch from picking mitt romney. he was a...
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sherrod brown, and in ohio, almost more than 30% of his votes were from african- americans. bob casey, more than 20% of his votes in pennsylvania came from african-americans. the success the democrats had with their senate candidates this year dovetails very nicely with president obama's campaign in terms of turning out african- american voters. i the guy will stop there and entertain questions >> do we have any questions? >> [inaudible] what are your thoughts on some of the patterns you see in terms of that regional stuff? is there anything that jumps out at you? >> last year at this time, i was presenting a paper called resegregation in southern politics. i have not had the chance this morning to look at arkansas, at the state legislature. i know all members of the state members of the legislation and arkansas were up for election this year and all lot of money was put into the state to change the state legislature from being democratic to be republican. if it does in fact flip in this election, all 22 of the state legislatures in the south will now be republican majoritie
sherrod brown, and in ohio, almost more than 30% of his votes were from african- americans. bob casey, more than 20% of his votes in pennsylvania came from african-americans. the success the democrats had with their senate candidates this year dovetails very nicely with president obama's campaign in terms of turning out african- american voters. i the guy will stop there and entertain questions >> do we have any questions? >> [inaudible] what are your thoughts on some of the...
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you know, especially in senator sherrod brown's race, we show the republicans that money can't buy you love. >> what about the demographics in south florida, annette? this really played big. and i said all along that, in fact, we went down there and covered this, that the bread basket of victory was going to be south florida. that they had to be a huge turnout in the latino and african-american community. and that is exactly what happened. now, the state hasn't been called yet, but how did the demographics play into this election? >> it played a huge role. and as a matter of fact, we, both african-american and hispanics, turned out in huge numbers. as of 1:00 last night, in the morning, or this morning, i should say, we were still voting i mean, people wouldn't give up. they put every obstacle against us. they reduce our voting days from 14 days to 8 days. they put so many constitutional amendments on the ballot that they thought were going to bring out the evangelicals. and guess what. we didn't pass them. so, we stood in line for a long, long time. i was there on those lines. my arms
you know, especially in senator sherrod brown's race, we show the republicans that money can't buy you love. >> what about the demographics in south florida, annette? this really played big. and i said all along that, in fact, we went down there and covered this, that the bread basket of victory was going to be south florida. that they had to be a huge turnout in the latino and african-american community. and that is exactly what happened. now, the state hasn't been called yet, but how...
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i was one of the folks who led on the auto fight, along with sherrod brown and so many others and obviously president obama. and that made a big difference in this race too, chris, is across that whole middle section of our state, where we have a lot of auto plants and such, we did really, really well in that area. >> you know, it sounds -- that's the reason why ted kennedy got elected all those years in massachusetts, which is not as liberal a state as everybody says it is. home state, delivering for the home state, focusing on the state, and what it needs. we'll be right back with more from senator-elect, joe donnelly. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." we're back with senator-elect joe donnelly of indiana. senator-elect, congressman, when did you learn out there you didn't know when you started running?
i was one of the folks who led on the auto fight, along with sherrod brown and so many others and obviously president obama. and that made a big difference in this race too, chris, is across that whole middle section of our state, where we have a lot of auto plants and such, we did really, really well in that area. >> you know, it sounds -- that's the reason why ted kennedy got elected all those years in massachusetts, which is not as liberal a state as everybody says it is. home state,...
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jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: senate democrats had cause to celebrate last night and again today, when the last two races were called. montana senator jon tester kept his seat after a tough re- election fight and heidi heitkamp emerged the victor in a close race in north dakota.n as a result, democrats will hold 53 seats in the new senate that convenes in janryai-- a gn of two. a republicans will have 45. two seats will be filled by independents, and at least one of them will caucus with democrats. many of the democrats' big wins were by women. elizabeth warren unseated incumbent republican scott brown in massachusetts. >> you took on the powerful wall street banks and special interests and you let them know you want a senator who will be out there fighting for the middle class all of the time. >> brown: in missouri, senator claire mccaskill had been on the endangered list, before her republican opponent made damaging comments about rape and abortion. >> with a stubborn determination, tenacity and a refusal to give up we showed the country what missouri is made of. >> brown: and
jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: senate democrats had cause to celebrate last night and again today, when the last two races were called. montana senator jon tester kept his seat after a tough re- election fight and heidi heitkamp emerged the victor in a close race in north dakota.n as a result, democrats will hold 53 seats in the new senate that convenes in janryai-- a gn of two. a republicans will have 45. two seats will be filled by independents, and at least one of them will...
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this obsession with welling the ticket has to be all white or all black or brown, white, i just think it's silly. you are nodding your head. you want a color coded ticket. >> no. you are talking about racial bean counting. you are way way lost on this one. i don't get it you are so smart. look at the numbers of what came out tuesday and it looks like huge victory among whites for romney but loses the election. he had a plus 27 advantage among white men. still couldn't put him in the oval office. if you are thinking of it strategically and you want republicans to win. you have to be more inclusive and especially with the rapidly emerging latino population. >> do you think considers could have beaten barack obama? >> i don't know that she could have beaten him. she is closely identified with the bush administration. you were just pointing out they left some baggage on the table. >> the bush administration? sounded like president bush, they are very nice people. it's not personal. i just think the policies ended up confusing people about the republic party. right? they thought the republ
this obsession with welling the ticket has to be all white or all black or brown, white, i just think it's silly. you are nodding your head. you want a color coded ticket. >> no. you are talking about racial bean counting. you are way way lost on this one. i don't get it you are so smart. look at the numbers of what came out tuesday and it looks like huge victory among whites for romney but loses the election. he had a plus 27 advantage among white men. still couldn't put him in the oval...
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>> bemis anybody, practically anybody who was brown or black. bemis practically anybody who believes that immigration is an issue that needs to be tackled. you had a case here where the republican party right now is stampeding toward irrelevance. if they do not catch up with everything in the national journal, there is changing demographics. you cannot have a ruling coalition that is virtually all white. you had president obama yesterday put together this new ascendant coalition, put it back together from 2008 and enough of the democratic coalition so you have this combination of hispanics, more than 70% of hispanics, young voters, people who both want to twice as a democrat. they're likely to remain a dealt crack -- democrat. republicans, what they're missing is the idea of trying to expand their percentage of a shrinking electorate. like it or not, this is becoming a majority minority nation and the republican party, this is the last time republicans will have a chance at winning the presidency with this kind of electoral strategy. >> let's ta
>> bemis anybody, practically anybody who was brown or black. bemis practically anybody who believes that immigration is an issue that needs to be tackled. you had a case here where the republican party right now is stampeding toward irrelevance. if they do not catch up with everything in the national journal, there is changing demographics. you cannot have a ruling coalition that is virtually all white. you had president obama yesterday put together this new ascendant coalition, put it...
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i was one of the folks who led on the auto fight, along with sherrod brown and so many others and obviously president obama. and that made a big difference in this race too, chris, is across that whole middle section of our state, where we have a lot of auto plants and such, we did really, really well in that area. >> you know, it sounds -- that's the reason why ted kennedy got elected all those years in massachusetts, which is not as liberal a state as everybody says it is. home state, delivering for the home state, focusing on the state, and what it needs. we'll be right back with more from senator-elect, joe donnelly. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment infor
i was one of the folks who led on the auto fight, along with sherrod brown and so many others and obviously president obama. and that made a big difference in this race too, chris, is across that whole middle section of our state, where we have a lot of auto plants and such, we did really, really well in that area. >> you know, it sounds -- that's the reason why ted kennedy got elected all those years in massachusetts, which is not as liberal a state as everybody says it is. home state,...
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five republicans lost who are moderates -- scott brown, tommy thompson, rick berg and tommy mcnamara. pick a direction. you want to be moderate and play around with this, you are not going to hold up. you want to go fiscally conservative, go tea party, and you might win the senate back. >> if i could answer a basic question without appalling answerrings. >> sean: but there is a big gender gap here. women in larger numbers voted for obam a. men in larger numbers voted for romney. >> so did minorities, a lot of latinos and african-americans and -- [overlapping dialogue] >> sean: to eric's point, 3 million fewer republicans voted this year than in 2008. >> real quick, the numbers, right now, as of this -- literally a couple of hours ago, 2,29800 is what obam beat romney by. almost 3 million fewer republicans voted. >> he didn't get that turnout. >> that electoral college, that's becoming an issue. there are a lot of constitutionalists who are going to yell at me for saying this. >> sean: no, no, no. you don't go with the popular vote. you don't. >> bad idea. >> romney lost by 24% and he
five republicans lost who are moderates -- scott brown, tommy thompson, rick berg and tommy mcnamara. pick a direction. you want to be moderate and play around with this, you are not going to hold up. you want to go fiscally conservative, go tea party, and you might win the senate back. >> if i could answer a basic question without appalling answerrings. >> sean: but there is a big gender gap here. women in larger numbers voted for obam a. men in larger numbers voted for romney....
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we're willing to go to the water's edge with you, we will not go out into the lake and brown. [video clip] >> tonight is a tremendous benefit to republican women, tea party women. for all of you, this is your victory. let me say this. if president obama means what he says on the campaign trail, if he is interested in working order to bring the people together to reduce the deficit and get people working, i will work with him. but if he continues down the same path, then i will spend every waking moment fighting him. host: your thoughts? guest: the most important thing he said there is a fit the present is serious, serious about working with him. but the president is going to hang out in harry reid's corner of the world and let him get away without putting a budget on the table, not getting serious in the negotiations and really drilling down on something like simpson-bowles, what do you expect the opposition to do? they're not just going to sit there and fall in line just because. both sides now have an opportunity, i believe, to really come to a table with a serious plan and
we're willing to go to the water's edge with you, we will not go out into the lake and brown. [video clip] >> tonight is a tremendous benefit to republican women, tea party women. for all of you, this is your victory. let me say this. if president obama means what he says on the campaign trail, if he is interested in working order to bring the people together to reduce the deficit and get people working, i will work with him. but if he continues down the same path, then i will spend every...
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as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. guest: i actually don't think i am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the northern democrats and the western democrats. was able to overcome the southern democrats opposition with the help of the republican party. i said that about everett dirksen so i am not really being that selected. i do think my book touches a bark -- upon the origins of the problems we have today, the toxic politics of america started in the late 1970's. one of the problems, very frankly, was the opposite -- was proposition 13 in 1978, the tax revolt that rolled in from california. i think the first basic no-tax pledge, the revolt of 1978, has been greatly responsible for california's decline. host: in the incoming term in the senate, there will be a record number of women, 20 women in all, serving in the senate. your book focuses primarily on men. do you see a shift in the operations or the deco
as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. guest: i actually don't think i am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the northern democrats and the western democrats. was able to overcome the southern democrats opposition with the help of the republican party. i said that about everett dirksen so i am not really being that...
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i mean look at scott brown. i mean, as moderate a guide and for the previous panel, they were talking about what congress needs to do to work together and where you need moderate republicans. you need moderate democrats but on the republican side, scott brown, probably would have been one of these people who could work across party lines, scott brown loses. linda -- in hawaii and moderate republican. she would have been a strong asset i think for that kind of congress that pulls things together. she was a terrific candidate and ran a great campaign but you know running in a republican in a very democratic state in the precedence home state is particularly her, it just rang up no sale. i would add heather wilson in new mexico was another one like that in so to sort of moderate republicans running in very blue states basically all lost and then look at their counterparts. look at the democratic moderates running in the red states. joe donnelly in indiana. now, sure maybe you want to get some credit to his opponent
i mean look at scott brown. i mean, as moderate a guide and for the previous panel, they were talking about what congress needs to do to work together and where you need moderate republicans. you need moderate democrats but on the republican side, scott brown, probably would have been one of these people who could work across party lines, scott brown loses. linda -- in hawaii and moderate republican. she would have been a strong asset i think for that kind of congress that pulls things...
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democrats are keeping a close eye on the vote tally in arizona and senator scott brown is hinting at his political future. first as new members make their way to capitol hill, allen west continues to fight for his seat. west has now filed a complained in st. lucie county yesterday calling for a recount of all the early ballots in the race. west trails patrick murphy by 0.58% and according to state law an automatic recount is needed only when a difference in votes is 0.5% or less so not at that threshold. west told nbc, quote, i think that we need to have the electoral process play out as it should, and then wherever the results lie, that's fine with me. but i want to make sure we have honor and integrity in that process. meanwhile, on the hill yesterday democrats held a press conference to introduce incoming members of congress and the house minority leader nancy pelosi addressed murphy as congressman elect. the only nonsitting member to speak. >>> meanwhile, out in arizona there are 340,000 ballots that have yet to be counted in the senate race between richard carmona and jeff flake
democrats are keeping a close eye on the vote tally in arizona and senator scott brown is hinting at his political future. first as new members make their way to capitol hill, allen west continues to fight for his seat. west has now filed a complained in st. lucie county yesterday calling for a recount of all the early ballots in the race. west trails patrick murphy by 0.58% and according to state law an automatic recount is needed only when a difference in votes is 0.5% or less so not at that...
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sherrod brown put it at the front of his agenda in ohio. tammy baldwin, a big supporter of the constitutional amendment, even the new senator from maine, a supporter of what can properly be described as aggressive, even radical, responses to money and politics. we ought to embrace this and make it the central theme of the next few months. this ought to be a movement that grows because it is clear, people want the change. >> one of the closely watched senate races was montana were voters ultimately decided to re- elect. >> it is an honor to accept your trust back to the united states senate. [applause] today has -- is an historic election in montana. tens of thousands of radio ads, tv commercials, fliers in the mail, many of them from big corporations who spent millions of dollars china by montana's vote. this victory is our victory. it proves that neither corporations nor billionaires' can buy the state of montana and by elections. >> that is the democratic senator who will go back to the senate. there were a number of firsts in your state,
sherrod brown put it at the front of his agenda in ohio. tammy baldwin, a big supporter of the constitutional amendment, even the new senator from maine, a supporter of what can properly be described as aggressive, even radical, responses to money and politics. we ought to embrace this and make it the central theme of the next few months. this ought to be a movement that grows because it is clear, people want the change. >> one of the closely watched senate races was montana were voters...
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this is much more exciting, with brian brown, who runs the organization -- the national organization for marriage. and he talks about how they were outspent this time. they have seen their support true. they are not going to go away. i agree with patrick, i think they could come back in a forceful way. but they have seen their support shrink and their grassroots support shrink and they have seen their donor base train. the mormon church as a player he did not see in this campaign. they were the dominant player and you also saw a a lot of the individual donors on that side, where is on the pro-quality side, you saw fair-minded people across the board standing up and campaigning for these initiatives on our side, and also digging deep in writing big checks. [inaudible name] was the single largest personal contribution, contributed 2.5 million in the state of washington. so you look across the board and arm in arm with our allies. >> the blue state argument, it's true. it happened in the blue state. >> okay, the state of maine has two republican senators and a republican governor. i wou
this is much more exciting, with brian brown, who runs the organization -- the national organization for marriage. and he talks about how they were outspent this time. they have seen their support true. they are not going to go away. i agree with patrick, i think they could come back in a forceful way. but they have seen their support shrink and their grassroots support shrink and they have seen their donor base train. the mormon church as a player he did not see in this campaign. they were the...